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1. Violet Grohl signs major record deal with Republic/Island EMI and shares two new songs ‘Thum’ and ‘Applefish’

   The Cardigans announce first UK show since 2018 with exclusive summer 2026 London gig

   Wolf Alice’s Ellie Rowsell credited on Harry Styles’ new single ‘Aperture’

   Chris McClure from cover of Arctic Monkeys’ ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’ reflects on chaos of debut success – and if it could happen again

   Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus pays tribute to fellow punk bass hero Green Day’s Mike Dirnt: “A master craftsman and a great friend”

   Slipknot drop cybersquatting lawsuit against Slipknot.com

   Rod Stewart attacks “draft dodger” Donald Trump over “unbearable” false claims about British troops in Afghanistan

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2. Death Cab For Cutie return to indie label after 21 years to kickstart “new chapter” by signing to the legendary ANTI Records

   Steven Drozd explains exit from The Flaming Lips and “disagreement” with Wayne Coyne

   James Ford says some artists refused to be part of War Child’s ‘Help(2)’ album as “they saw it as too political”